I want the locals supporting me in keeping the forest a reserved land, and this public trial involves them all in doing just that.Looking down at the ...our accused I say, “For the killing of my stock I sentence you to die. I know some others may think it’s worth the risk of dying to get at my stock, since you thought so. But I don’t think too many will like the risks after I pronounce your sentence.” All of the people now stare at me. “You’ll be stripped naked, hands and feet tied, then taken up. ”“I don’t know what to say.”“Might I suggest, ‘I’d be delighted to accept, thank you.’”“Oh, Robert, I must look a mess with these tears. Let me go freshen up.”I stand as she returns, but instead of sitting down she takes me in her arms and gives me a kiss on the cheek. Just a chaste demure peck of her lips. My heart melts, and I hold her against me for an instant.“Sit down, Jan. Now that you have accepted let me tell you my plan. I want to leave by next weekend. In the meantime I want you to. He will milk the South for souls like a dairy farmer hungry for cheese. It’s going to be probably the most depopulated region of the country, but that’s fine.“I will repopulate it in short order, just in less orthodox ways, if the Holy Ghost doesn’t wreck our plans. In some ways, though, as long as he fails, he’ll produce more refugees and I’ll settle many of them in Dixie, as well as a lot of immigrants, to say the least. That will change the character of the South in some ways, but that’s. "I wish I was prettier for you brother" she whispered in my ear."Jennie your so beautiful you hurt my eyes." My eyes roamed her slender figure and curves. I had thought that touching her breast encased inside her dress was a wild experience but seeing Jennie, now half-naked was thrilling.She smiled and looked happy at my answer. I gently removed the blanket and smiled."Caleb what are you thinking" she whispered softly."That holding you and maybe being able to kiss your pretty lips might be.